Shelf-supporting bracket.



'No. 897,076. PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908 J. P. EUSTIS,

SHELF SUPPORTING BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED MAY13,1908.

JOHN P. EUSTIS, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHE LF-SUPPOR'IING BRACKET.

Application filed m 13,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 25, 1908. 1908. Serial No. 432,591.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN P. EUsTIs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShelf Supporting Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shelf supporting brackets which are used forsupporting removable shelves, usually composed of glass, marble or tile,in such a way that the shelves do not have to be cut or perforated toreceive fasteners.

The objects of the invention a suitable shelf supporting bracket fromwhich the glass,.marblc or other shelf may be conveniently and quicklyremoved for cleaning them from time-to time, and to provide a simpleand. efficient shelf supporting bracket.

These being some of the objects of my invention, I will proceed todescribe the same with reference to the accompanying draware to provideings which show a desirable form of the invention, and in which,

F igurc 1 1s a perspective view of two brackets in use, the shell beingassumed to be of glass; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one bracket;Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3, Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a plan.view of the bracket.

Referring to the drawings, the wall a may support one, two or any numberof brackets, according to requirements. If a short shelf is used, onebracket is sufficient; if a longer shelf, two, and so on.

The improved shelf supporting bracket comprises wall attaching means 5consisting of a metallic plate or disk, preferably from the center ofwhich extends an upwardly and outwardly projecting member, comprising ahorizontal portion 0 and an upright portion d provided with a suitablehead 6. Supported by the head 0 is a rearwardly extending shelfsupporting member f composed of a piece of sheet metal set on edge andprovided at its rear extremity, at a point over the wall attaching meansZ), with an upwardly projecting spacing lipf.

Extending forwardly from the head 6 in the horizontal plane of therearwardly eX tending shelf supporting member f is a pair of divergingshelf supporting arms 9 of spring metal. These arms are preferablycurved outwardly away from each other, and at their outer ends areprovided with upwardly extending shelf retaining lips 7t. These arms 9are also set on edge, and upon the upper edges of said arms and theupper l edge of the shelf supporting member is placed the glass, marbleor other shelf at, the

I rear edge of the shelf abutting against the inner edge of the spacinglip f and the front edge of the shelf being engaged by the inner edgesof the retaining lips 72 The inner edges of the said lips are slightlyconcaved,

l as. shown, so that the said lips in effect are inthey will it cannotclined towards each other, whereby engage the edges of the shelf so thatbelifted. In placing the shelf in position upon the improved shelfsupporting bracket, its rear edge is brought in contact with the spacinglip f which prevents the shelf from contacting with the wall andproduces a clearance between the wall and the particles of dust, dirt,etc., to fall off the shelf. While the pair of front spring arms g arepinched together so as to increase the distance between them and thewall to receive the shelf, it is dropped upon the said arms, whereuponthe arms are released, and their retaining lips will spring in contactwith and grip the front edge of the shelf.

It is obvious that on a plaster, tile or marble wall, where fixtures ofthis character are used, if the shelf is bound in the ordinary brackets,there is considerable intricate cleaning to be done. WVith the presentinvention, it is only necessary to pinch the spring arms of the bracketstogether and push the shelf up with one finger, so that it will bereadily cleaned, as well as the brackets themselves. Still another wayto release the shelf from the bracket is to grasp the ends of the shelfin the two hands and press the thumbs forcibly against the wall toobtain the desired. leverage for lifting the rear edge of the shelf fromthe spacing lip f.

Obviously when a pair of brackets is used, only one spring arm for eachbracket is 11ecessitated. Obviously also other modifications in theconstruction of the improved shelf supporting bracket may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new therein anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A shelf supporting bracket, comprising wall attaching means, andrearwardly springing arms supported. thereon, and provided shelf topermit bracket attachment means, and

with means for engaging a shelf and retaining it in position.

2. A shelf supporting bracket, comprising wall attaching means,rearwardly springing shelf retaining arms, and a rear shelf spacing 3. Ashelf supporting bracket, comprising a wall plate, spring shelfretaining arms supported by the plate, and a rear shelf spacing lipsupported above the plate.

4. A shelf supporting bracket, comprising bracket attachment means, anda laterally acting spring arm supported thereon, and provided with meansfor engaging a shelf and acting on it rearwardly to retain it inposition. i

5. A shelf supporting bracket, comprising bracket attachment means andhorizontal spring arms supported thereon and diverging from said bracketattachment means, said arms being provided with means for engaging andretaining a shelf in position.

6. A shelf supporting bracket, comprising diverging \Vitnesses springarms supported thereon, and provided with shelf retaining lips.

7. A shelf supporting bracket, comprising bracket attachment means, alaterally acting spring arm thereon, and a shelf retaining lip at thefront end of the arm.

8. A shelf supporting bracket, comprising bracket attachment means, alaterally acting spring arm thereon, a shelf retaining lip at the frontend of the arm, and a shelf spacing lip to the rear of the retaininglip.

9. A shelf supporting bracket, comprising bracket attachment means, anoutwardly and upwardly extending member, spring shelf supporting arms onthe latter, a rearwardly extending shelf supporting member, retaininglips on the arms, and a spacing lip on the said shelf supporting member.

Signed at Boston, Massachusetts, this 29th day of April, 1908.

JOHN P. EUSTIS.

F. M. KEEFE, F. A. CoAN.

